How do you Junk your Computer? by Anita Hamilton

Hamilton (70) explains that the core materials are non that valuable in a computing machine system "the mean(a) used system is worth a measly $6 in raw materials". However, another method of extracting value from outdated computers literally yields a g grey-haired mine ? recycling. Processors often build gold tips. Main circuit boards are made from pig and studded with silver and gold connectors. Steel frames, aluminum and hair heat sinks, and plastic cases all, too, have significant value when it comes to recycling.

Hewlett-Packard has interpreted matters into its own hands and now operates its own 200,000 square-foot complex in Roseville, California, where, according to

amilton (70), the recycling of old computers "retrieved more than $5 million worth of gold, copper, silver, aluminum and firebrand".

The pulsation behind recycling continues to mount as computer manufacturers recognize the value in recycling old machines. This momentum includes efforts during the manufacturing process which make the recycling process less pricy and complex, like replacing the metal screws and strips that used to hold the plastic housing together with snap-open panels.

Hamilton, A. How do you junk your computer?: A used PC can find life later death ? but only if it comes out of the closet and goes to the recycler. Time, Feb 12, 2001, 70-71.

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